Imphal, June 17 -- Manipur police, assisted by the central security forces, have arrested an active cadre of the proscribed Chin-Kuki National Defence Force/Army (CKNDF/A), an underground outfit belonging to the Kuki-Zo-Hmar community mainly operating along the Indo-Myanmar border.

Police reported that one pistol loaded with three 9 mm live rounds and several incriminating documents, including letterheads of the CKNDF/A, were recovered from his possession.

The CKNDF/A is a non-Suspension of Operation (SoO) group, based in the southern parts of Manipur, particularly in Moreh, Churachandpur, Tengnoupal, Chandel, and Myanmar, demanding the formation of Kukiland to be carved out from Manipur and Myanmar.

Officially, 25 Kuki-Zo-Hmar undergr...